Sexual stimulation device

ABSTRACT

A sexual stimulation device is described. The device uses electrical stimulation and provides advantages in means to make gentle and safe electrical contact to the user&#39;s penis that is contained within a fluid environment. The device includes both a containment vessel as well as electrical connection embodiments that incorporate magnetically actuated contacts the can be quickly disconnected. The device provides flexibility for programmed and varied stimulation to different regions of the user&#39;s penis.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional application61/609122, entitled Sexual Stimulation Device, Filed on 9 Mar. 2012, bythe same inventor.

STATEMENT REGARDING UNITED STATES FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

There is no related federally sponsored research.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a sexual stimulation device for use bymales. The device is useful both for personal stimulation as well as atreatment for erectile dysfunction.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The use of external devices to aid in a male obtaining an erection andfurther stimulation to the point of orgasm are known. However there isstill a large demand and market for such aids especially in thetreatment of erectile dysfunction. In recent years drugs for thetreatment of erectile dysfunction have become a billion dollar industryin the United States alone. These drugs however can have side effectsand unsafe interactions with other medications. The drugs directlyaffect the users blood pressure. Blurred vision, loss of vision,deleterious effects on hearing are known side effects. In some cases theuser's reaction results in uncontrolled and uncomfortable erection thatmay result in permanent harm. Users who are on other medication fortreatment of heart disease or control of blood pressure are advisedagainst their use.

Previously known mechanical devices that encapsulate the penis areknown. Examples of such devices are described in U.S. Pat. Nos.5,234,401, 5,707,341, 6,266,560 and US patent application 201000010292.However once encapsulated in a device applying added stimulation islimited. The encapsulation device itself acts as a barrier to touchingor stimulation of the penis.

Consequently, there is an ongoing need for innovation in this area.There is a need for a device that can provided stimulation and treatmentof erectile dysfunction and further can add other stimulation effectswithout the side effects of medication. There is a need for a newmechanical device that can safely provide means for stimulation evenafter a user's penis is contained with in an encapsulating device.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention addresses the aforementioned deficiencies in theprior art. A device is described that allows a user to encapsulate hispenis in a stimulating fluid environment. The invented device provides acomfortable seal while maintaining a fluid environment and preventingleaks or loss of the fluid. In some embodiments the device also providesmeans for pneumatic or vacuum stimulation. Other embodiments of thedevice provide novel water tight electrical interconnects to providemeans for electrical stimulation as well. The electrical contact aremagnetically attached to provide for a safe connection means that willalso break the connection should wires connecting to a electricalstimulation power source become entangled or tripped over. Furtherembodiments provide for electrical contact for electrical stimulation tothe penis both through the fluid in the encapsulation device and througha direct electrical connection.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of the invented device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the invented device showing additionalembodiments for a vacuum connection.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the invented device showing further electricalconnection embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a top down view of the invented device.

FIG. 5 is a bottom up view of the invented device.

FIG. 6 shows an expanded view of the magnetic electrical connectorembodiment.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the magnetic electrical connector.

FIG. 8 shows embodiments of the invention as they would appear duringuse.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring to FIG. 1, the invented sexual stimulation device is seen tobe comprised of a main body, cylindrical, bottle-like, structure 101that includes a cap 105 and a flexible sealing structure 102 at thebottom through which a user's penis is inserted. The main body is openat the bottom, thus forming an open cylinder. The flexible sealingstructure 102 is made of a pliable rubber-like material sized to attachto the cylinder of the main body. The fitting may be composed of anysuitable flexible rubber-like material non-limiting examples includenatural rubber, synthetic rubber and silicone. The main body may beconstructed of any material typically used for bottles such as plasticor glass. Non-limiting examples of suitable plastic material includespolycarbonates, acrylics, and high-density polyethylene. The flexiblesealing structure 102 further comprises a tapered structure including acompression ring 104 and a top portion 103. The ring 104 forms awatertight seal around the user's penis. The top conical section 103 isslit or perforated to allow the penis to penetrate through the fittingto the inside of the main body 101. The cap 105 is preferably a threadedscrew cap but in other embodiments is also a friction-fitting cap and inanother embodiment, not shown, is a cork or stopper. The inventionfurther includes electrical connections 106, 107 that provide anelectrical connection through the wall 108 of the main body or throughthe cap. In the embodiment shown there are three electrical connectionsthat go through either the wall 108 or the cap 105. In otherembodiments, not shown, there is a single electrical connection and inother embodiments, also not shown, there are a plurality of electricalconnections that may pass through either the cap, the walls 108 or both.The details of the electrical connection are discussed in conjunctionwith FIG. 6.

In another embodiment shown in FIG. 2 the cap further includes a fitting202 for tubing 201. The fitting provides an air and watertightconnection between the interior of the main body 101 and the exterior.The fitting 202 is typically a plastic tube that is sized to fit a holethrough the top of the cap 105. In one embodiment the fitting 202 iswelded into the cap. In another embodiment the fitting is glued inplace. In use, a flexible tube 201 is attached to the fitting 202. Theother end of the flexible tube may be attached to a vacuum pump or avacuum may be applied by mouth. In either case a partial vacuum isthereby applied to the interior of the main cylinder body 101. Otherfeatures shown in FIG. 2 are included for reference and are discussed inconjunction with other Figures. The tubing connection may be instead ofthe electrical contact 106 in the top of the cap or in addition to theelectrical connection 106. In other embodiments, not shown, the tubingconnection can be made through the wall 108 of the main body 101.

In another embodiment, shown in FIG. 3, electrical contact elements 302,303, 304 are included in the interior of the main cylindrical body 101.The electrical contact to the outside is made through fittings 106, 107that provide an airtight and watertight seal while still permitting anelectrical contact. In the embodiment shown the electrical contacts 302,303, 304 on the interior are comprised of a chain of linked metalspheres. In a preferred embodiment the metal spheres are magnets and areheld together in the chains as shown by magnetic forces. In anotherembodiment the chain of spheres are held together physically by weldingthe spheres together. In another embodiment the spheres are heldtogether physically with wire stitching not shown. In anotherembodiment, not shown, the electrical contacts in the interior arecomprised of wires.

Also shown in FIG. 3 is the use of fluid to further the electricalcontact. The interior of the main body is filled with fluid 301 toprovide a better electrical contact and for safety purposes the contactis over a wider area of the user's penis. Point contacts can cause burnsand permanent damage. The fluid 301 is typically water or a watersolution of sodium chloride or sodium bicarbonate. Solutionconcentrations range from 1% to approximately 10%.

Further clarity in the construction of the device is provided in theadded views of FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows a top down view on theinvented device where the electrical connector 106 is seen in the top ofthe cap 105. The electrical connectors 107 in the main body of thedevice are seen to provide electrical continuity through the wall 108.The flexible sealing structure 102 that provides a seal on the bottom ofthe main cylindrical body can also be seen as a tight fitting concentriccap to the main cylindrical body.

Referring now to FIG. 5, a bottom up view of the invented device isseen. The flexible sealing structure 102 is seen to cap the bottom ofthe cylindrical main body and the flexible fitting further includes aring 104 in its conical interior 103 that provides a watertight sealaround the user's penis. The top of the conical section 103 is seen tocontain slits or an opening 501 that allows penetration of the penisinto the interior of the main cylindrical body. The flexible sealingstructure 102 and the conical section are composed of pliable materialthat will conform to the penis and provide a watertight seal around thepenis when inserted through the opening 501. Also seen in FIG. 5 is thebottom of the electrical connector 106 that is located in the top cap ofthe device.

Details of the electrical connectors 106, 107 embodiment are shown inFIG. 6. The connector assembly provides means to provide electricalconnection between the interior of the cylindrical main body and theelectrical contacts 302 contained therein and an exterior source forelectrical stimulation 610. The source for electrical stimulationincludes devices know for such use, nonlimiting examples include thestimulation device model ET-3 12B sold under the name ErosTek byECForbes Inc. of San Rafael, Calif. USA and the electrical stimulationdevices sold under the names Flexi Tens and Bodyclock DUO bytensunit.com [the model and company names ET-312B, ErosTek aretrademarks of ECForbes, Inc. to the best of the author's knowledge used,but not federally registered and the names Flexi Tens and Bodyclock DUOare similarly trademarks used by a company identifying itself astensunit.com again to the best of the author's knowledge used but notregistered trademarks]. Contacts with the power source may be madeexclusively through the contacts 106, 107 on the device or there may beadditional contacts to the user's body. A non-limiting example would bewhere one pole of the power source is attached to the users scrotum andthe other pole is attached to the contacts 106, 107 on the device.

In another embodiment multiple power sources or power sources withmultiple channels may be used such that the power and frequency of theelectrical stimulation through each separate contact 106, 107 isdifferent. Such variation is used to provide a programmed stimulationwhere the location, frequency and intensity of the stimulation arevaried with time.

The device is shown with three contacts points. In other embodimentsthere may be fewer contact points. In one embodiment there is a singleelectrical contact point. In another embodiment there are two, three ormore contact points.

The electrical connection is provided by an electrical connector 106,107 that provides an airtight and watertight seal across the walls 108of the invented device. The connector 107 is comprised of two metallicspheres 602, 603 that are tightly fit in the interior of a short lengthof flexible tubing 601. Nonlimiting example of material for the flexibletubing include natural and synthetic latex, polyvinyl chloride andsilicone. The tubing and the spheres are sized to tightly fit a hole 604through the wall 108 of the device. In another embodiment the tubing isglued in place to provide a more secure seal. The metallic spheres 602,603 contact each other and provide electrical connectivity through thewall boundary. In a preferred embodiment the metallic spheres aremagnetic and are held together through magnetic forces. In anotherembodiment the metallic spheres are welded together and in anotherembodiment, not shown, there is a wire strung through the spheres toensure electrical connectivity. The connection to the contact 302 on theinterior of the device has already been described. The exterior contact608 is comprised of at least one sphere 606 contained within theinterior of a short length of flexible tubing 605. The sphere and thetubing selected to provide a tight fit such that the sphere will notfall from the tubing. The exterior contact 608 further includes a wireconnector 607 that makes electrical contact 611 with the metallic sphere606. A cross sectional view of the external contact is also shown 609.The metallic sphere is magnetic and makes electrical contact to thesphere 602 through magnetic attraction and contact to the sphere 602. Aconnection is thereby completed from the external stimulation powersource 610 through the wire 607 and the contact 611 through spheres 606,602, 603 to the interior contact 302. The contact between the exteriorcontact 608 and the sphere 602 is maintained by magnetic forces suchthat if the wire 607 is pulled the contact can be broken. The size ofthe magnetic spheres 606, 602, 603 and the permanent magnetic forcestherein are selected such that the pulling on the wire 607 will breakthe connection before physical harm to the user occurs. The magneticconnection thus described also provides the user with an emergencydisconnect should the electrical power from the source 610 becomes toohigh or is perceived as too intense or the device 610 malfunctions.

A second embodiment of the external contact is shown in FIG. 7. Theexternal contact 701 is comprised of two metallic magnetic spheres 703,704 located as before in a length of flexible tubing 702. A wire 607passes through the wall of the tubing 702 and the end of the wire isformed into a loop 705 positioned between the two magnetic spheres. Thesecond view 706 shows the spheres separated to better see the loop 705.The spheres are attracted and make physical contact to the wire loop tocreate an electrical contact. The sphere 703 makes contact to the sphere602 to create the electrical connection through the connector 604positioned in the wall 108.

All embodiments of the electrical connector in the wall of the deviceand the interior and exterior electrical contacts are, as shown,applicable to the present invented device but could be used in anyapplication where a sealed electrical connection through a wall isrequired. In another embodiment not shown the interior electricalcontact is replaced with an electrical contact that is the same as theexterior electrical contact.

For clarity the nomenclature used herein for the connectors and contactsis repeated. The embodiment 604 that provides electrical continuityacross the wall of the device is called a connector. The embodiments302, 303, 304, 608, 701 that make electrical contact to the connector604 are termed contacts. There are three embodiments described for thecontacts: an interior contact 302, 303, 304 and two exterior embodiments608, 701.

Referring now to FIG. 8, embodiments of the device are shown as theywould appear in use. The user inserts his penis 801 through the opening103 in the bottom of the device the flexible ring 104 and the walls ofthe opening 103 forming a air and water tight seal with users penis 801.The device is at least partially filled with fluid 301 and the interiorcontacts 302, 303, 304 gently contact the user's penis 801. It is notedthat the contacts 302 and 303 are submerged and the contact 304 is not.In one embodiment the power, frequency and intensity of the submergedcontacts 302, 303 is different from that applied to the non-submergedcontact 304. The connections to the power sources are not shown but werediscussed earlier.

A sexual stimulation device is described. The device uses electricalstimulation and provides advantages in means to make gentle and safeelectrical contact to the user's penis that is contained within a fluidenvironment. The device includes both a containment vessel as well aselectrical connection embodiments that incorporate magnetically actuatedcontacts the can be quickly disconnected. The device providesflexibility for programmed and varied stimulation to different regionsof the user's penis.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sexual stimulation device, said sexualstimulation device comprising: a. a cylindrical main body having a topand a bottom, b. a cap removably attached to the top of the main body,c. a flexible sealing structure attached to the bottom of the main bodywherein the flexible sealing structure is comprised of an external capstructure sized to fit and seal with the bottom of the main body and acentral conical structure that is perforated and sized to form awatertight seal with around a fluid environment containing a user'spenis, d b. at least one a first electrical connector that is fitthrough a wall of the main body wherein the electrical connector iscomprised of two magnetic spheres fit in the interior of a flexible tubesaid flexible tube is sized to form a seal when inserted in a hole inthe wall of the main body,; ec. at least onea first interior electricalcontact that attaches to the electrical connector and, is located in theinterior of the main body, and, during use, makes an electricalconnection to the user's penis,through the fluid environment; and fd. atleast onea first exterior electrical contact that attached to theelectrical connector and is located exterior of the main body, g.wherein the at least one exterior electrical contact is comprised of atleast one magnetic sphere, said magnetic sphere in electrical contactwith a wire and a magnetic attractive force between the magnetic sphereof the exterior electrical contact and the electrical connector causesthe spheres to maintain physical contact and thereby provide electricalcontinuity between the at least one interior electrical contact, throughthe electrical connector and to the at least one exterior electricalcontact, and, h wherein the first exterior electrical contact is furtherattached through a wire connection to an to a first electrical powersource, and wherein said first electrical power source providingprovides electrical stimulation to the user's penis via the firstexterior electrical contact, the first electrical connector, the firstinterior electrical contact, and the fluid environment, respectively. 2.The device of claim 1 further comprising an electrical connector locatedin the cap and wherein the electrical connector in the cap is comprisedof two magnetic spheres fit in the interior of a flexible tube saidflexible tube is sized to form a seal when inserted in a hole in thewall of the main body.
 3. The device of claim 1 further comprising aconnector for tubing said connector for tubing passing through the capand forming an air and water tight seal to the cap such that a length oftubing may be attached to the connector for tubing to allow a user toapply a partial vacuum to the interior of the cylindrical main body. 4.The device of claim 1 wherein the main body is made of comprisesplastic.
 5. The device of claim 1 wherein the main body is made ofcomprises glass.
 6. The device of claim 1 wherein the first exteriorelectrical connector is comprised of two magnetic spheres metals, saidmagnetic spheres metals making electrical contact to a wire connected tothe first electrical power source, and said wire having a loop in theend of the wire said loop positioned between the spheres metals.
 7. Thedevice of claim 1 comprising: a. at least two a second electricalconnectors connector that are is fit through a wall of the main bodywherein each electrical connector is comprised of two magnetic spheresfit in the interior of a flexible tube said flexible tube is sized toform a seal when inserted in a hole in the wall of the main body,; b. atleast two a second interior electrical contacts contact that attachattaches to the at least two second electrical connectors and areconnector, and is located in the interior of the main body and, duringuse, makes an electrical connection to the user's penis, through thefluid environment; and c. at least two a second exterior electricalcontacts contact that are is attached to the at least two secondelectrical connectors connector and are is located exterior of to themain body, d. wherein the at least two interior electrical contacts andthe at least two exterior electrical contact are comprised of magneticspheres and a magnetic attractive force between the spheres and theelectrical connector causes the spheres to maintain physical contact andthereby provide electrical continuity between the at least two interiorelectrical contacts and the at least two exterior electrical contact,and, e. wherein the at least two second exterior electrical contacts arecontact is further attached to an at least one of the first electricalpower source said electrical power source providing and a secondelectrical power source which provides electrical stimulation to theuser's penis via the second exterior electrical contact, the secondelectrical connector, the second interior electrical contact, and thefluid environment, respectively.
 8. The device of claim 7 wherein the atleast two exterior electrical contacts are attached to two, separate,first and second electrical power sources provide at least one of adifferent power and frequency of electrical stimulation.
 9. Anelectrical connector for traversing a wall of a plastic or glass device,said connector comprising: a. two a first magnetic spheres metal and asecond magnetic metal fit in the an interior of a flexible tube, whereinsaid flexible tube is sized to form a seal when inserted in a hole inthe wall of the device, b. at least one interior electrical contactcomprising a third magnetic metal that attaches to the electricalconnector first magnetic metal through magnetic attractive force and islocated in the interior of the device and makes an electricalconnection, c. at least one exterior electrical contact comprising afourth magnetic metal that attached to the electrical connector attachesto the second magnetic metal through magnetic attractive force and islocated exterior of the device, d. wherein the at least one interiorelectrical contact and the at least one exterior electrical contact arecomprised of magnetic spheres and a magnetic attractive force betweenthe spheres and the electrical connector causes the spheres to maintainphysical contact and an electrical path through the fourth magneticmetal, the second magnetic metal, the first magnetic metal, and thethird magnetic metal thereby provide electrical continuity between theat least one interior electrical contact and the at least one exteriorelectrical contact.
 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the firstelectrical connector further comprises a first magnetic metal, whereinthe first exterior electrical contact comprises a second magnetic metal,and wherein a magnetic attractive force between the first magnetic metaland the second magnetic metal provides electrical continuity between thefirst interior electrical contact and the first exterior electricalcontact.
 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the first magnetic metal iswithin an interior of a flexible tube fit through the wall of the mainbody.
 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the flexible tube forms awatertight seal when inserted into a hole in the wall of the main body.13. The device of claim 12, wherein the first electrical connectorfurther comprises a second magnetic metal within the interior of theflexible tube.
 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the first magneticmetal and the second magnetic metal are spheres.
 15. The device of claim14, wherein the main body is cylindrical.
 16. The device of claim 10,wherein the magnetic attractive force between the first magnetic metaland the second magnetic metal causes the first magnetic metal and thesecond magnetic metal to maintain physical contact.
 17. The device ofclaim 1, further comprising a cap removably attached to a top of themain body.
 18. The device of claim 17, further comprising: a. a secondelectrical connector that is fit through a wall of the cap; a secondinterior electrical contact that attaches to the second electricalconnector, and is located in the interior of the main body, and, duringuse, makes an electrical connection to the user's penis through thefluid environment; and a second exterior electrical contact that isattached to the second electrical connector and is located exterior tothe main body, wherein the second exterior electrical contact is furtherattached to at least one of the first electrical power source and asecond electrical power source, which provides electrical stimulation tothe user's penis via the second exterior electrical contact, the secondelectrical connector, the second interior electrical contact, and thefluid environment, respectively.
 19. The device of claim 17, furthercomprising a connector for tubing that is fit through a wall of the capto form an air and water tight seal to the cap such that a length oftubing may be attached to the connector for tubing to allow a user toapply a partial vacuum to the interior of the cylindrical main body. 20.The device of claim 1, further comprising a flexible sealing structureattached to the bottom of the main body, wherein the flexible sealingstructure comprises an external cap structure that seals with the bottomof the main body.
 21. The device of claim 20, wherein the bottom of themain body has a central conical structure that is perforated and sealswith the external cap structure.
 22. The device of claim 1, wherein thefirst exterior electrical contact is connected to the first electricalpower source via a wire.